Time to take a fresh look at Ohio State and the College Football Playoff Posted by Kevin McGuire on November 24, 2014, 1:11 PM EST There are four playoff spots still to be filled in the first College Football Playoff. Alabama, Florida State and Oregon all appear to be in good shape if they win their final games and conference championship games. The competition for the fourth and final spot appears to be up for grabs though between Mississippi State, Baylor, TCU and Ohio State for now. UCLA can still wiggle into this fight, but for now those are the four main contenders most would likely agree. And each has their strengths and weaknesses. Ohio State may have the best chance to grab the fourth and final playoff spot. Ohio State was written off after a loss to Virginia Tech in week two, but the Buckeyes have stormed back into the playoff discussion since and now the Buckeyes threaten to prove the dismissive naysayers wrong. Those criticizing Ohio State cling to the one loss to Virginia Tech, which to some seems to outweigh the overall body of work by Ohio State enough to rule them out of contention. This is silly at this point in November, and it is time to move on to assessing Ohio State. Here is what we are being led to believe in the College Football Playoff era. …
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